featherbed
See also: feather-bed and feather bed
English
Etymology
Noun
featherbed (plural featherbeds)
- A mattress stuffed with feathers.
- (UK, Dartmoor) A bog covered by a layer of moss, presenting a hazard to walkers.
Alternative forms
Translations
a mattress stuffed with feathers
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Verb
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- (transitive) To treat someone with excessive indulgence; to pamper, cosset or mollycoddle.